## DSG FUNDING BLOCKS

| Dedicated School Grant Budget 18/19 | | |---------------------------------------------------------|-------| | Schools Block | £38.1m| | High Needs Block | £17.95m| | Early Years Block | £19.52m| | Central Services Block | £4.4m | | **Total** | **£79.97m** | HNB OVERVIEW

• High Needs expenditure is part of the ring fenced Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG)

• HNB Envelope £17,951m (includes transfer from the Schools Block of £505k)

• Historical retained deficit £2,165m (16/17), £5,551m(17/18) = £7,716m (Cumulative)

• Forecast for 18/19 £6.0m (£13m Cumulative) ISSUES

• HNB funding pressures felt nationally ADCS survey (Sept 17) 68 out of 86 authorities who responded, reported an overspend on their high needs block budget

• Future ringfencing requirement will prevent flexibility to transfer funds between DSG elements

## HN EXPENDITURE BREAKDOWN

| Description | Amount | |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------| | Deployment of High Needs DSG funding 1819 | -20,759,120 | | Academy recoupment | 3,314,020 | | Transfer of funding from the SB to the HNB | -505,000 | | LA High Needs block DSG budget | -17,950,785 | | Special Schools delegated budgets | 4,530,000 | | Top-up funding | 12,298,695 | | Independent provision | 1,493,676 | | Alternative Commissioning | 1,450,000 | | Residential placements with education joint funding | 485,989 | | Individual education and outreach | 945,506 | | Speech and Language Therapy | 588,000 | | Sensory and Language Impairment Team | 810,000 | | Education psychology | 394,000 | | Other support and therapies\*\* | 55,306 | | SEN Service Delivery teams \*\* | 934,449 | | Total DEFICIT balance | 6,034,836 | DIRECTION OF TRAVEL

• Ensuring Schools are sustainable as funding reduces

• Working in Partnership, improving our joint understanding and ownership of system linkages, demands and pressures.

• Improvement in Inclusion levels, more children supported in mainstream settings for both SEN and alternative provision. ADDRESSING THE DEFICIT

MAXIMISE AVAILABLE FUNDS Making sure we are receiving all the High Needs funding we are entitled to...

- Lobby ESFA on National Formula
- Ensure Full HN Place Recovery
- Schools Block 'Dis-Application'

REVIEW LOCAL POLICY Making sure we are deploying available resources effectively and equitably...

- Use of Targeted Mainstream Funding
- School Reserves
- Use of Contingency Funding

NON-RESIDENT PUPILS Making sure we aren’t penalised by the popularity of LBHF provision...

- Re-introduce High Needs Admin Fee
- Explore Banded Top-Ups
- Recoup Cost of Wrap-around Provision

VALUE FOR MONEY Making sure we are getting best value for money from commissioned services...

- Medical Needs Unit
- Home Tuition
- Speech, Language and Communication

2018/19 OVERSPEND £6m CUMULATIVE £13m SHORT TERM OPPORTUNITIES ARE LIMITED

• Occupational Therapy: ensuring that other boroughs are charged for provision; new service level agreement. £50k

• Renegotiation of Speech and Language Contracts. £50k

• Home Tuition/Medical Needs Unit renegotiation and new service level agreement. £50k

• Miles Coverdale Entry Criteria – cost avoidance of EHC needs assessments / earlier intervention. TOWARDS REVISED FUNDING FOR SPECIAL SCHOOLS

Shorter term:

• Recouping appropriate costs for pupils from other boroughs:

Longer term:

• Creating a more robust commissioning system – place planning and top-ups • Banding system • Making the most effective use of Education, Health and Care resources and workforce development ADDRESSING THE DEFICIT: APPROACH

- Detailed Breakdown of High Needs Expenditure
- Revisit previous overspend (forensic financial examination)
- Identify potential income generation/reduction options
- Scenario plan impact on individual areas & Schools
- Options appraisal and recommendations – Members/Schools Forum GOVERNANCE

• Schools forum is main decision making body.

• All schools can be involved in working groups, opportunities, suggestions, examining options appraisals.

• Initiatives & Project list and whose involved.